Kenya vs South Africa: Primary education, pupils
Kenya
8.04 million
in 2023
South Africa
7.52 million
in 2023
Kenya rank
18th
South Africa rank
21st
Primary education, pupils over time
- Kenya
- South Africa
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 8.04 million against 7.52 million in South Africa, a difference of 522,200.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.
Globally, Kenya ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 21st of 206 countries.
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About this data
Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.